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MYERS, Wendell J - Date of
birth
2 July 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Mahoning County, Ohio -
Hometown
Washington Township, Stark County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35595150 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 November 1944 - Place of
death
Hürtgen, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 24 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edwin G. Myers (father)
Zella M. (Yeagley) Myers (mother)
More information
Pfc Wendell J. Myers enlisted in Akron, Ohio on 17 December 1942.He attended high school for 4 years and worked in mechanical treatment of metals before he enlisted.
Pfc Myers is remembered at the Mount Union Cemetery in Alliance, Stark County, Ohio.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Danny van der Groen, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Jeffrey Mark Foster Family Tree / Ohio, Birth Index, www.findagrave.com – Jason Walker, IDPF of Raymond C. Blanton
Photo source: Jac Engels, www.findagrave.com - P. Page